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Internet Relay Chat (IRC): How It All Started

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These days, synchronous (real-time) communication is almost too easy. There are dozens of tools that let teams chat, video conference and get work done. Some, like Taskade, combine all that functionality together, in one unified workspace. But back in the early Internet days, there was only one communication king, and its name was Internet Relay Chat (IRC). šŸ‘‘ For over 30 years (!), the IRC protocol has enabled millions of…

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Building a Second Brain For Your Team

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Breaking news, product releases, company updates, galloping deadlines, personal commitments… welcome to the age of information overload. If you wish you had a second brain to cope with all that, we have some good news.  You can actually build one! 🄳 No, we don’t mean another pinkish jelly to play tag with your ā€œbiological brainā€. We’ll show you how to create a robust, collaborative knowledge-management system that’ll help you and…

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Outlining Software: Past, Present, and Future šŸ‘

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We hate to break it to you, but your high school teacher was right. Outlines are much more interesting than they’re given credit for. In fact, you can use outlining software to build and cultivate robust productivity workflows like Getting Things DoneĀ® (GTDĀ®)! šŸ™Š In this article, you’ll (re)learn the principles of outlining and dig into the history of early outlining software. And since Taskade is a proud descendant of…

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It Always Seems Impossible Until It Gets Done

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These are tough times. But as you’re fighting your own battles as an entrepreneur, there is perhaps no better benchmark of leadership and greatness to follow than the story of Nelson ā€˜Madiba’ Mandela. The black civil rights movement of the 19th and 20th centuries saw the rise of some of the finest heroes of our time. From Harriet Tubman, to Dr. Martin Luther King, to Steven Biko and many others….

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